The popularity of the Mexican Caribbean is currently unmatched, with Americans favoring it as one of the main spots to travel on vacation. Places like Cancun, Playa Del Carmen, and Tulum have people visiting all year round, offering them an array of beautiful hotels, incredible attractions, and beaches like nowhere else. Unfortunately, it was reported …
Sargassum
With the start of the spring holiday travel season right around the corner, the news is good for travelers seeking to spend some leisure time enjoying the sand, sun, and surf at the amazing beach town of Playa del Carmen in the Mexican Caribbean. So far, the initial prediction for the early spring travel season …
The Mexican Caribbean has enjoyed a mostly sargassum-free winter but sargassum season is now just around the corner again. In some areas, it looks like it’s going to arrive before the season officially starts. Playa del Carmen, specifically, is expecting massive amounts of sargassum this month. Let’s take a look at when it will arrive …
New projections released by environmental experts suggest that Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean may soon grapple with huge quantities of sargassum seaweed. The sargassum season typically begins around late February to early March, depending on a number of environmental factors. But this year, sargassum may start washing up on Mexican Caribbean shores in significant quantities …
The good news is that sargassum season has yet to start in earnest this year in the Mexican Caribbean. However, the bad news is that many experts believe that a greater return of the algae is actually right around the corner later in February. Because of this, beach officials in Cancun are actually gearing up …
The official start of sargassum season might be a couple of months away, but the annoying seaweed has already arrived in several Mexican Caribbean destinations. The popular destinations of Tulum and Playa del Carmen have already experienced the arrival of sargassum, although levels remain low. Now, the popular island of Cozumel, which is less than …
As the sargassum season slowly but surely approaches Cancun and the Mexican Caribbean, now is the best time to take advantage of unusually good swimming conditions in much of the region. Last week, strong winds and heavy rains contributed to pushing sargassum seaweed away from resort hotspots across the sun-soaked area. That’s especially true in Playa …
So far, so good – sargassum levels remain low in the Mexican Caribbean! What is becoming a continuous problem and quite the headache for Mexican officials and businesses is the natural phenomenon that has been washing up on the golden shores of major hotspots like Cancun and Playa Del Carmen for quite some time now, …
Sargassum season used to start around April in the Mexican Caribbean, but over the last couple of years, the season has begun as early as February. This year, sargassum is already arriving in the Mexican Caribbean destination of Tulum, and officials are ready to address the situation. They’ve announced that barriers will be installed in …
In recent years, the natural phenomenon of sargassum has been causing many issues for the Mexican Caribbean and Yucatan Peninsula. The masses of smelly, brown algae have been washing up on some of southeastern Mexico’s most beautiful beaches, much to the dismay of hoteliers and tourists. That is why some hotels in the Riviera Maya …